Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 557 · 40 questions

Communication tip (One voice at a time): Polite turn-taking: waiting for a pause, raising your hand, saying “Sorry, go on”, letting all speak once, keeping your turn short. Interrupting: talking over someone, finishing their sentence, shouting the answer, cutting in with a joke, hogging the whole talk. Polite way in: “Can I say something when you finish?” Fair talking time: share equally = minutes ÷ children (24 minutes, 4 children → 6 minutes each); time left = total − time used.

1. 1.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
4. 4.🗣️ In a 20-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
7. 7.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
13. 13.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
15. 15.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
20. 20.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
22. 22.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
24. 24.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Kabir speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 3 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
27. 27.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 16 minutes. Nisha speaks for 3 minutes, Saanvi for 4 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
38. 38.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
39. 39.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 19 minutes. Diya speaks for 6 minutes, Saanvi for 5 minutes and Ananya for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?

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